Compare Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary vs Nikon 180-400mm F4E vs Nikon Z 100-400mm F4.5-5.6

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Tripod collar, Distance scale
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sigma SA-mount, Sony A-mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon Z-mount
Material
Composite with metal sealed mount
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
20 elements
27 elements
25 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
14 groups
19 groups
20 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 FLD and 2 SLD groups
1 fluorite + 8 ED elements and Nano Crystal + Super Intergrated + fluorine coatings groups
6 ED elements, 2 Super ED elements groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
95 mm / 3.74 in
40.5 mm / 1.59 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
105 mm / 4.13 in
128 mm / 5.04 in
98 mm / 3.86 in
Size | Length
260 mm / 10.24 in
363 mm / 14.29 in
222 mm / 8.74 in
Weight
3500 g / 123.67 oz
1355 g / 47.88 oz

Function

Angle Of View
16.4° Diagonal | 13.7° Horizontal | 9.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 4.1° Diagonal | 3.4° Horizontal | 2.3° Vertical (tele)
13.7° Diagonal | 11.4° Horizontal | 7.6° Vertical (wide) ~ 6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical (tele)
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/5–6.3 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/32
f/4.5–5.6 ~ f/32–40
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
150 mm ~ 600 mm
180 mm ~ 400 mm
100 mm ~ 400 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes (4 stops)
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom

Performance

Max Magnification
0.20x
0.25x
0.38x
Min Focus Distance
2800 mm / 110.24 in
2000 mm / 78.74 in
750 mm / 29.53 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2014-09-12
2018-01-09
2021-10-28
Made In
Japan

Reviews

Neofiliac score
55%
50%
41%
Pros
  • Superb image quality
  • Optically stabilized
  • Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Weather sealed
  • Optically stabilized
  • Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Superb image quality
  • Solid construction
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Great optical performance
Cons
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
  • On the heavy side
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
  • On the heavy side
  • External zoom without zoom lock

Price

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